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| Country | India |
| Region | Western Orissa |
| State | Orissa |
| Division | Sonepur |
| Establishment | April 1st, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Subarnapur or Sonepur |
| Nearest city | Bolangir |
| Collector | Shri Gagan Bihari Swain |
| Member of Parliament | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, BJD |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | Niranjan Pujari |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bolangir |
| Assembly constituency | 2, (Sonepur, Birmaharajpur) |
| Population • Density |
541,835 (2001[update]) • 231 /km2 (598 /sq mi) |
| Sex ratio | 1000:966 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy • Male |
64.07% • 80.30% |
| Official languages | Oriya, Hindi, English |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area | 2,284.4 square kilometres (882.0 sq mi) |
| Climate • Precipitation |
Aw (Köppen) • 1,443.5 mm (56.83 in) |
| Website | Official Website of Sonepur |
Sonepur District(Oriya: ସୋନପୁର ଜିଲା), also called Sonapur District or Subarnapur District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Many loosely call the people of Sonepur region as Sonepuria.
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This district earned the name “Subarnapur” during the time of Somavamsi ruler.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Subarnapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
This district has two assembly constituency viz. Sonepur and Birmaharajpur. It is a part of Balangir Lok sabha constituency.
According to the 2011 census Subarnapur district has a population of 652,107,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro[3] or the US state of Vermont.[4] This gives it a ranking of 512th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 279 inhabitants per square kilometre (720 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.35 %.[2] Subarnapur has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 74.42 %.[2]
Subarnapur District is known for its influentially rich cultural heritage, arts and crafts. For instance, textiles and terracotta of Sonepur, Brass metal works and Philigri crafts of Tarbha and Binka, Stone carving of Ullunda and Paddy crafts of Dunguripali are recognized all over the state and also in country. In addition, the great poet and prophet of Mahima Dharma, Santh Bhima Bhoi was from this district. Besides, Subarnapur area is famous for 'Danda-nata', a religious folk tradition generally performed in the month of Chaitra.[5] Historically Sonepur region was known as Paschima Lanka.
Pasayat, C. (1994), "Myth and Reality in Little Tradition: A Study of Dandanata in Orissa" in Man in India, Vol.74, No.4, December 1994, pp. 413–427.
Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.
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